Shock way this granny stopped her plane from taking off

A gran has been blamed for delaying a flight for hours after throwing a handful of coins into the plane's engine for good luck.

The elderly lady was boarding a China Southern flight from Shanghai to Guangzhou, and as she climbed the stairs into the plane tossed nine coins at the engine as thought she were making a prayer at a wishing well.

The DailyMail reports that while eight coins landed harmlessly on the tarmac, one of them stuck in the engine, causing flight staff to direct all 150 passengers off the plane until it could be retrieved.